- Becki-Iverson
- February 21, 2016
A diverse, all-female cast gives Shakespeare a refresh Photo courtesy of the Jungle Theatre. This is the beginning of a new era for the Jungle. After decades under Joel Sass, Sarah Rasmussen has taken the helm, and did she ever start with a bang. Rasmussen has set Two Gentlemen of
- Becki-Iverson
- February 15, 2016
Bringing the tropics to the Twin Cities It’s pretty well known that Minneapolitans like to party, and equally well known that our weather at this time of year is completely antithetical to the party instinct. So what to do? If you’re Robert Everest, you organize a Brazilian style carnaval, fly
- Becki-Iverson
- February 7, 2016
Eating well has never felt so good. All the colors nature can provide. Over the years, a ton of people have asked me about joining my CSA. I’ve been a proud, card carrying member of Community Homestead’s CSA program for over four years now and I can’t imagine what I’d do
- Becki-Iverson
- February 4, 2016
You may have noticed some changes around here. I’m in the process of doing a minor blog re-design, and in coming weeks you will see some things shift around, buttons and features added, and areas cleaned up. A major addition I want to point out is the calendar of events,
- Becki-Iverson
- January 29, 2016
At this time of year, it’s never a bad thing to find a reason to smile. And Germinal, the final installment of the 2016 Out There series at the Walker, gives you plenty of reasons to. Germinal essentially describes the lifecycle and process of creation/enlightenment as it applies to life
- Becki-Iverson
- January 25, 2016
I don’t know if I’ve ever been this excited for a museum exhibit. I was definitely pumped about Frida Kahlo at the Walker several years back, but this blows all others out of the water. Impossible to ignore, the Guerrilla Girls have been kicking the patriarchy’s ass for more than
- Becki-Iverson
- January 22, 2016
If you want to learn to build an empire… There are some great tips on here! The internet seems to be THE place to have complete creative control over your life, business, etc. these days, but it’s not always easy to know how to carve a space out for yourself,
- Becki-Iverson
- January 22, 2016
Who is he? Who is ‘I’? How come this is not me, although I am playing myself now? We agreed that I have to learn how to differentiate between what is fiction and what is not, between what is real and what is not. These are my words, yet this is not
- Becki-Iverson
- January 18, 2016
Sometimes being the best isn’t enough. Which is really a shame, particularly in the case of Brasserie Zentral, one of the most unique restaurants in Minneapolis. Or at least it was. Brasserie closed last weekend thanks to poor turnout and an extraordinarily competitive dining market (both for customers and employees),
- Becki-Iverson
- April 30, 2013
“Of all the roles the economist ascribes to us, ‘consumer’ is surely the least ennobling. It suggests a taking rather than a giving. It assumes dependence and, in a global economy, a measure of ignorance about the origins of everything that we consume. Who makes this stuff? Where in the